Many associate the American Civil War with slavery, believing the North opposed it while the South supported it. However, at the war's outset, the North had no official stance on slavery. Southern states seceded from the Union for reasons beyond just slavery; their main goal was self-government. In December 1860, South Carolina issued an ordinance called the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession to proclaim its secession due to perceived violations of their rights after a presidential election.
Their belief was that the 4th amendment guaranteed the return of escaped laborers to their original state, including slaves who had served their owners for twenty years. However, they noticed a lack of enforcement and feared other rights would be
...ignored. Consequently, they determined it was best to secede from the Union and establish their own self-government with control over their rights. This prompted additional southern states to follow suit while northern states aimed to preserve union unity despite not all supporting abolition due to racist attitudes.
Coleman (2) states that The Civil War, a documentary by Ken Burns, claims that abolitionists were a small minority in both the North and South regions of the United States. Furthermore, when the North declared war against the South, they were uncertain about the reasons behind their decision and their motive for fighting was ambiguous.
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